TOWN OF ROCKY MOUNT - Selected by Valley Business Front Magazine as the Best Local Government for Business, December 2008

Rocky Mount/Franklin County Industrial Park:
If you are considering an expansion or relocation of your business, you have come to the right place. 

Centrally located on the East Coast, within a day's shipping distance of most of the U.S. population, Rocky Mount is the perfect location for your business.

Advantages and Incentives:
• Enterprise Zone: An important benefit to locate your business in Rocky Mount, Virginia
To see a .pdf map of the Enterprise Zone, click here.
To see a GIS overlay of the Enterprise Zone, click here.  (Enter the mapping site  and turn on the Enterprise Zone layer under zoning and land use overlays.)
To see a Virginia Enterprise Zone Grants chart, click here.

     Local Incentives:
          a. Waive first year business license fee.
          b. Business License rebate for existing businesses.
          c. Waiver of water and sewer hookup fees.
          d. Waiver of Town permit fees (building, sign, zoning).
     State Incentives:
          a. Job Creation Incentive Grant. $500 per year for five years for each job (over minimum of four) paying 175 percent of the federal minimum wage, $800 per year for five years for each job (over minimum of four) paying 200 percent of the federal minimum wage.
          b. Real Property Incentive Grant. Depends on level of investment.
          c. Other incentives as may be determined by the state. Estimates of Enterprise Zone incntives provided by the Town of Rocky Mount must be verified by the Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership.

• Mid-Atlantic Broadband Fiber Optic Communications available.
• Serviced by Wireless Internet Connection.
• Norfolk Southern Rail Service available.
• Three Phase Electrical Service.
• Progressive Workforce Development Training through the Franklin Center. 
• Proactive business environment.
• 29 miles from I-81 in Roanoke.
• 75 miles from I-40 in Greensboro.
• 25 minutes from Roanoke Regional Airport.
• 60 minutes from Greensboro International Airport. 

For local incentives, contact Assistant Town Manager Matt Hankins, 540-483-0907.
For state incentives, contact 804-371-7030
Community Development Department
345 Donald Avenue Rocky Mount, VA 24151
Phone:  540-483-0907